After being removed from last weekend’s WSOF 4 card, Lew Polley has agree to step in for the injured James Wilson at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 9, and will fight heavyweight Steve Mocco. The promotion has announced the… Read More

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By FCF Staff

After being removed from last weekend’s WSOF 4 card, Lew Polley has agree to step in for the injured James Wilson at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 9, and will fight heavyweight Steve Mocco. The promotion has announced the change to the event, which will take place August 16th, in Los Angeles, California.

Polley was scheduled to fight Hans Stringer at WSOF 4 on Saturday, but the veteran was reportedly well overweight for the bout and the fight was cancelled. The 31 year-old fighter and former NCAA Division 1 wrestler is coming off a unanimous decision win over Carmelo Marrero at Bellator 77 last October.

According to the promotion’s official announcement, Wilson broke his hand during training and was forced to drop out of his bout with Mocco.

Mocco is a former U.S. Olympic wrestler who transitioned into MMA fast fall and has scored submission wins in his first two pro fights. The 31 year-old and former collegiate wrestling champ was quoted saying in the press release:

“I’m going to go out there and do my thing, said Mocco. I’m just glad Lew took the fight. He’s a good fighter, a good wrestler, and has a ton of experience. I’m ready for RFA 9 – this is going to be a great fight.”

RFA 9 will be hosted by the StubHub Center in L.A. and will be broadcast live on AXS TV. The card will be headlined by a fight between UFC vet Jeff Curran and Pedro Munhoz to determine the promotion’s bantamweight champ.

World Series of Fighting has reportedly put the finishing touches on the promotion’s August 10th event in Ontario, California, which will feature Tyrone Spong versus Angel DeAnda in the main event.

According to a report from MMA Junkie.com, new additions to the event include light-heavyweight Lew Polley vs. Hans Stringer, bantamweight Joe Murphy vs. John Robles and Isaac Gutierrez vs. Victor Valenzuela, which will be contested at a 150-pound catchweight.

Polley (12-4) will be competing for the first time since he worked his way to a unanimous decision win over UFC vet Carmelo Marrero, at Bellator 77 in October.

Stringer (21-5-2), meanwhile, has gone undefeated in his last five fights and battled Bellator light-heavyweight champ Attila Vegh to a draw during that stretch.

Here is the line-up for WSOF 4, which will be hosted by Ontario’s Citizens Bank Arena, and will be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network.